For most people, the landfill is the last place you would go hunting
for an Oriental rug, but for Ray Rosenberg it turned out to be just the
spot. Ray is a collector, restorer and co-founder of the Rug Society of
San Diego, so needless to say he knows a little bit about rugs. While
bringing some spring trash to the dump in New Hampshire, he jokingly
said to his partner "Look out for any oriental rugs." Seconds later his
partner responded with, "I think I see one." What they saw was a rolled
up Heriz with some serious rot damage. After clearing the taking of the
rug from the dump with the 'dump man', the two brought the rug home and
surveyed the damage; giant 2 foot holes down the entire middle of the
rug!

The Landfill Heriz, pre-cosmetic surgery

A man and his masterpiece, the Landfill Heriz

What follows next can only be described as a "centerectomy." A 3 foot
wide, entire length chunk was taken from the middle of the rug. Also
some parts of the selvage were taken and replaced with an intact part
of the middle. After a thorough scrub, the rug was matched together on
the back using a single strip of 4 inch reinforcing tape. Granted the
final product looks a little off if you take a good look, to the
average passerby, it's a great piece of Oriental rug.

All in all it's a really heartwarming story about one mans' junk turning into another mans' treasure. We applaud you Ray Rosenberg for truly showing us the meaning of professional.

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